A project called Selfiecity, backed by the City University of New York,
California Institute of Telecommunication and Information, and the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is exploring the impact of the selfie on
our society.

A promising way to stop a deadly disease, or an uncomfortable step toward what one leading ethicist called eugenics? U.S. health officials are weighing whether to approve trials of a pioneering in vitro fertilization technique using DNA from three people in an attempt to prevent illnesses.

Lawmakers who back the state's caucus-convention system and backers of the Count My Vote citizen initiative for direct primary elections have apparently come to an agreement that satisfies both camps. A press conference is scheduled for Sunday.